MUSEUM

museum

(noun) a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

museum (plural museums or musea)

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

Usage notes

The plural "musea" has always been very rare in English.

Source: Wiktionary

Mu*se"um, n. Etym: [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr.

Definition: A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. Museum beetle, Museum pest. (Zoöl.) See Anthrenus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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